75,105 and $3.27
The first, is the number of miles on my car odometer. The second, the price of unleaded gas at my regular station in San Mateo this morning.
Days like this, I start wondering whether it might be time for a new, more fuel efficient car.
But on the other hand, here’s another number: 31.5.
That’s the average MPG my 2000 Saturn SL2 has been getting recently. And that’s not at all bad for a 7-year-old automatic transmission car.
I could certainly do better. if you look at the Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars of 2007 (as rated by Edmunds.com), it’s clear that as good as I’m doing with my current car, there’s room for improvement in my MPG. The fact that I don’t know how to drive stick shift does limit my options, though. I’d have to go hybrid to see a significant MPG improvement.
With my student loans starting to kick in, I’m not very enthusiastic about taking on a new car payment, though. So perhaps it’s just as well that my old Saturn is merrily chugging along.
Sn Mateo LOL!!11!1 How long u commute? 2 h? LOL!!!111
… I just had to relieve the pain that comes from the fact that my commute a bit longer than yours, and I live in the same town I work in.
About hybrids: does extra 10-20k for car price justify the gas savings and battery replacement cost? I’m eyeing the Prius, but let’s be honest: it’s because of that cool LCD display.